(Notification) State Bank of India : CIRCLE BASED OFFICERS (SBO) Recruitment-2025 (ADVERTISEMENT NO:  CRPD/ CBO/2025-26/03)

1. Before applying online, candidates are requested to ensure that they fulfil the eligibility criteria for the post as on the date of eligibility.
2. The process of Registration is complete only when fee is deposited with the Bank through Online mode on or before the last date for payment of fee.
3. Candidates are advised to check Bank's website https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings regularly for details and updates. 
No separate intimation will be issued in case of any change/ update. All Changes/Updates/ Corrigendum will be hosted only on Bank’s website https://bank.sbi/web/careers/current-openings.Eligible candidates, who aspire to join State Bank of India as an Officer, are required to register on-line after carefully reading the advertisement regarding the selection process, eligibility criteria,online registration processes, payment of prescribed application fee, issuance of call letters, process & pattern of examination/ interview etc. and ensure that they fulfil the stipulated criteria and follow the prescribed processes.

Eligible candidates are required to register on-line for the recruitment process which will be held in 4 phases viz.

(i) Online Examination
(ii) Screening and
(iii) Interview
(iv) Local Language Proficiency Test

Post Detail :

SC – Scheduled Castes; ST – Scheduled Tribes; OBC – Other Backward Classes; EWS – Economically Weaker Section; GEN – General; PwBD – Persons with Benchmark Disabilities; VI – Visually Impaired; HI – Hearing Impaired; LD – Locomotor Disability.

• The above vacancies are provisional and may vary depending on the Bank’s actual requirement.
• The candidate will have to apply for vacancy of one Circle only. A candidate applying against vacancy of one Circle will not be eligible to apply against vacancy of any other Circle.
• Candidature of the applicant will be considered only against the vacancies in the Circle for which he/ she has applied/ opted. Merit list will be drawn Circle wise and category wise.
• Selected candidates will be posted in the Circle against whose vacancy they are selected.
• The selected candidates will not be entitled for Inter-Circle transfer/ Corporate Centre Posting/ Corporate Centre Establishment Posting/ Foreign Posting up to his/ her promotion to SMGS-IV Grade OR 12 years of service, whichever is later. 
• d&e – The PwBD categories under clause “d&e” of Section 34 (i) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPWD Act 2016) suitable for the post are autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness and multiple disabilities amongst VI, HI & LD. 
• The candidates applying for vacancies of a particular Circle, should be proficient (reading, writing and understanding) in any one of the specified local languages of that Circle (mentioned against each Circle) to be opted by the candidate at the time of registration of application. The test of knowledge of specified opted local language of the applied circle will be conducted as a part of selection process. It will be conducted for provisionally selected candidates (based on performance in online test, screening and interview) before joining the Bank. Candidate who fails to qualify this test will not be offered appointment. Candidates who produce 10th or 12th standard mark sheet/ certificate evidencing having studied the specified opted local language of the applied Circle as one of the subjects will not be required to undergo the language test.  

Education Qualification:

Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by the Central Government including Integrated Dual Degree (IDD).
Candidates possessing qualifications such as Medical, Engineering, Chartered Accountant,Cost Accountant would also be eligible.

Note: The date of passing eligibility examination will be the date appearing on the mark sheet or provisional certificate issued by the University/ Institute. In case the result of a particular examination is posted on the website of the University/ Institute, a certificate issued by the appropriate authority of the University/ Institute indicating the date on which the result was posted on the website will be taken as the date of passing. 

Experience (Post Essential Academic Qualification) as on 30.04.2025:

Minimum 2 years’ experience (Post Essential Academic Qualification Experience) as on 30.04.2025 as an officer in any Scheduled Commercial Bank or any Regional Rural Bank as listed in Second Schedule of Reserve Bank of India. 

Candidates shall have to submit job profile certified by their existing/ previous employer(s) with whom they are/were employed. In case their job profile does not match substantially or is different than the job profile of a Scale-I Generalist officer of State Bank of India then the application of such candidates will be summarily rejected at any stage of the recruitment process. Decision of the Bank in this regard would be final and binding on all candidates. No representation or correspondence will be entertained by the Bank in this regard. 

Application Fees :

Application Fee will be   750/- for General/ EWS/ OBC candidates and ‘Nil’ for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates. Application Fee once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

Age : (As on 30.04.2025):

Not below 21 years and Not above 30 years as on 30.04.2025 i.e. candidates must have been born not later than 30.04.2004 and not earlier than 01.05.1995 (both days inclusive).

Method of Selection :

The selection process consists of Online Test, Screening and Interview.
(a). Online Test: Online test will consist of Objective Tests for 120 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks. The Descriptive Test will be administered immediately after conclusion of the Objective Test and candidates will have to type their Descriptive Test answers on the computer.

(i) Objective Test:

The duration of objective test is 2 hours and it consists of 4 Sections of total 120 marks. There will be separate timing for every section.

Pay Scale:

Presently, the starting basic pay is 48,480/- in the scale of 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2- 67160-2680/7-85920 applicable to Junior Management Grade Scale-I plus 2 advance increments (For work experience of 2 years or more in officer cadre in any Scheduled Commercial Bank/ Regional Rural Bank). The official will also be eligible for D.A, H.R.A/ Lease rental, C.C.A, PF, Contributory Pension Fund i.e., NPS, LFC, Medical Facility etc. and other allowances & perquisites as per rules in force from time to time.

How to Apply :

i. First scan the photograph, signature and documents as detailed under guidelines for scanning given in Annexure-II.
ii. Visit Bank's website https://bank.sbi/web/careers//current-openings and open the Online Application Form, available under 'Current Openings’.
iii. Fill the application carefully. Once the application is filled completely, candidates should submit the data. In the event of candidates not being able to fill the data in one go, they can save the data already entered. When the data is saved, a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidates should note down the registration number and password. They can re-open the saved data using registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed. Once the application is filled completely, candidates should submit the data. No change /edit will be allowed thereafter. The registration at this stage is provisional. 
iv. After ensuring the correctness of the particulars of the application form, candidate should pay fees through the payment gateway integrated with the application, by following the instructions available on the screen. 
v. The payment can be made by using debit card/ credit card/ Internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen. Transaction charges for online payment, if any, will be borne by the candidates. 
vi. On successful completion of the transaction, e-receipt and application form will be generated, which may be printed for record. 
vii. If the online transaction is not successfully completed, please register again and make payment online.
viii. Candidates can also reprint the e-Receipt and Application form containing fee details,at later stage.
ix. Please DO NOT send the print-out of application to the Bank.

DOWNLOAD OF CALL LETTERS:

The candidates should download their call letter (for Online Exam & Interview) and an “Acquaint yourself booklet”, by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth from the Bank's website.
NO HARD COPY OF THE CALL LETTER WILL BE SENT BY POST.

PROOF OF DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF ONLINE EXAM & INTERVIEW:

The candidates who are called for online exam/ interview will be required to bring one photo identity proof such as Passport/ Aadhaar/ PAN Card/ Driving License/ Voter's Id Card/ Bank Passbook with duly attested Photograph/Photo ID proof issued by Gazetted Officer in the official letterhead in original as well as a self-attested Photocopy thereof. The photocopy of Identity proof should be submitted along with call letter, failing which (or if identity of candidate is in doubt) the candidate will not be permitted to appear in test. Further, the candidates called for interview shall be required to bring copy of their all-relevant documents, along with their originals and call letter for interview for verification, failing which, (or if identity of candidate is in doubt) the candidate will not be permitted to appear in the interview. 

BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION:

Bank, at various stages, may capture photo and thumb impression/IRIS in digital format for biometric verification of the candidates who are called for online exam/ interview/ joining.
Candidate will ensure that his/ her correct thumb impression/ IRIS is captured at various stages as any inconsistency will lead to rejection of their candidature. Accordingly, candidates are advised not to apply any external matter like mehandi, ink, chemical etc. on their hands. 
Candidates are advised to follow the guidelines that shall be provided to them in their call letter.
In case, if any candidate is found not to be genuine, then apart from taking legal actions against him/ her, his/ her/ their candidature will be cancelled.
 

Important Date :

ONLINE REGISTRATION OF APPLICATION & PAYMENT OF FEES: FROM 09.05.2025

Last Date of Application : 30.06.2025

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